Britain Golf - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England - 25/5/17 Sweden's Johan Carlsson reacts on the 18th during the first round Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers
VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Little-known Swede Johan Carlsson took full advantage of the new improved greens at Wentworth by firing a pacesetting six-under 66 in the first round of the $7 million (5.4 million pounds) BMW PGA Championship on Thursday.
The 30-year-old picked up five strokes in a blistering outward half of 30 before three back-nine birdies were partially offset by bogeys at the 10th and 18th.
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